Benjamin Britten
Noun
Meaning
major English composer of the 20th century; noted for his operas (1913-1976)
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Citation on 10. Benjamin Britten used a fugue in the final part of The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra ( 1946 ).
Many of Benjamin Britten 's operas are scored for as few as 13 instrumentalists; Mark Adamo 's two-act realization of Little Women is scored for 18 instrumentalists.
Benjamin Britten 's The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra demands its use in the " Percussion " Variation.
In 1951 it was adapted as a stage play on Broadway, and as an opera by English composer Benjamin Britten with assistance on the libretto by E. M. Forster.
Julian Bream of Britain managed to get nearly every British composer from William Walton to Benjamin Britten to Peter Maxwell Davies to write significant works for guitar.
Thorsett has been specializing and excelling in performances of Benjamin Britten recently, and it was a joy to hear him sound this good in different music.